Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-09-24

rals The C.se Was taken under auVise'
ent.
PERSONAL j. X. MssoD. rector of
St. GEORGES Episcopal Church, of Freder
ickshurg. has received call 10 Parkers-
burg, ". Va.
Mrs. n. F. Peyton and children. who bave
been spending the summer in Prince Viii
liam county, have returned to their home,
in this city.
aIr. F. +. FRESHMAN, of New York, was
10 he city last night.
lIr Leonard Marbury is confined TO his
home with spraine6 knee.
Miss Leila Van Wyck, Of Brooklyn, is
visiting her cousin, Miss Sallie Stuart on
King street.
Miss Kate Stuart, who has been to the
White SULPHUR Springs, has returned.
Misses Vlrge aud frankie Fleming are
visiting friends in Baltimore.
Miss Annie Bently, who has been visiting
relatives, left for her home, in Leesburg,
this morning.
Mrs. John II. Stuart, of King George
coun'y. Is visiting relatives on Lee street.
PROPERTY SALEs.-Messys. Greene Wise,
aucionoers, sold to day for S. Ferguson
Beach and John IL. Johnson, special com.
mis-ione:s in the cause OF Rotchford and
wife vs.. Riodan and others, the tract Of land
in Alexandria county, close TO the city, con-
tanning about eighty acres and known as
Spring Park" to P. n. Dwyer. for Sis per
acre.
Nj R T. Lucas, auctioneer, sold to-day
st public auction, for Messrs. Meredith,
Thornton and Francis L. Smith, commits
sioners. a lot Of land situated in Fairfax
county Gu TIE Little River pike; containing
about cne fourth of al acre, to Mrs Eliza
beth Garrison, for the sum Of $780, This is
regarded as good price for the laud.
The house aud lot on King street, near
Pagno street, was withdrawn, after $1,000
had been offered for the same.
POLICE RgPoRT.-Last night was cloudy
AID cool, with four prisoners and two lodgers
q, the station houae.
The Mayor this 0orniDg disposed Of the
following cases:
George Conger, colored, arrested by 1t.
smith, charged with stealing two skiffs from
Washington, d. C., was held for the author
i;e7 of that city.
Henry Munsion, colored arrested by Off
Ger Grady, for an assault on Ellen Smith,
also coored, was discharged.
Edward Cooper, colored, arrested by OH.
GERS Henry and Hayes, for trespass on the
4 &; T Ry. cars Was fined 81.
JENNA Coleman. colored, arrested by
Officers Jones and Bontz, for "a assault on
Mary Dockett, colored, was fined 81.
THs ABSENT FIREsGEN.-Mr G. E French,
x b accompapi. he Alexandria tiremen
the AilenJow8 celebration, has returned.
II SAYS lie boys ere being well treated and
10 a ord tFne Tho 81, ~
Thursday ,qas & fac affair, after which the
.js,te,s were hanquettsd and late. q grand
ball vss given them yesterday the 6remen
we're taken en- en- excursion. One feature
Of he ha0quot was the cards which were
distributed on which were pr;ated, when
ana fell return ms TO --." The Alex
aGdlieus Hill r9tura this evening or TO MGR
roW.
ATTEMPTED SUIcIpE.-Mis Mary Haney.
aged about forty gears, the widow of Seth
HsnoF. VINO WIS killed by railroad acct
dent shout eight years ago, attempted sui
lie By taking Iandanum at her home in the
southwestern part cf the city yesterday
evening She was attended by Dr. Ashby
and alter having the proper restoratives ad-
minisiered and being walked about nearly
all night was this morning declared to be
Gu. of danger Domestic trouble is said to
have been the cause of her rash act
SurC-In the Circuit Court for tho city
whica commences on Monday next the suits
II The city against the exAuditcr end
-uPt. ic,endent {! Police, to secure the
amount which it is claimed was unlowfplly
expended y. them while il otiice, will come
uY. TO Gay forty eight witnesses were sum
moned for the plaintiff and It's thought that
rs many more will be summoned for the de-
fence. rhe hearing of TIE case, it is thought,
viii occupy The attention of the court for a
week.
REGATTA.-If the condition of the water
permits, the O.d Dominion boat crew will
row their gig to Washington this evening
snd leave il in the custody of the Potomacs
until WeGn :siay next, when they are en-
tered in the four-oared gig race in the re
gatta 70 come off there that day. The crew
is composed of Messrs. Blackwell, Norton,
Burke, Lambert and Smith, and is the same
which won in the regatta that took place
here on me Fourth Of July last.
A HANDSOME ExHIBIT-An exact imita.
tion of the United States Capitol is displayed
in the show window of Messrs. Lansburgh
& Bro, 9TH street. Washington. To make
this it required 9, $40 yards of lace, $50 yards
ruching, and II, 600 pins to take in the ma
terials. At night the electric light in the
dome is lighted, and the effect is nagui6
cent. It is a wonderful construction, and
one it would repay all to see.
The Ladies' of Alexandria
shou certainly not fail to see the New Fall and
Winter Dress Materials that have arrived within
the past month, all the newest productions in Do
mestc sud Imported Goods.
Goods from 12ihc per yard to the highest class
| novelties produced.
No firm this side of New York will show you
such an enormous variety.
We have all the new Trimmings. Braids, But
tons, etc, to trim the new materials.
Gloves of all the newest approved cuts to match.
fine line of Fans snd Handkcrchiefs
No lady OF Alexandria can afford to ignore the